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Grocery and convenience stores in Whitley County, IN
The grocery and convenience stores in Whitley County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #274 of 2,402 scored counties
#17 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 23
- 8 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.1M
- On groceries · $6,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,046
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Whitley County comes to about $85.1M a year: $6,064 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 23 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Whitley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, 12% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Whitley County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 3,507 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whitley County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Whitley County is 76 (high), #274 of 2,402 scored counties and #17 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whitley County compares
The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Whitley County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,507 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,064 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,083 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Whitley County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Whitley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,046+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,029
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 336 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $78,083+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,006
- Median home value
- $219,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,433
- Daytime population
- 31,218Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 98 | 119 | 8.7 | $8.2M | +10.9% | #1 of 2,402 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 97 | 46 | 6.9 | $9.7M | +10.2% | #4 of 2,402 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 96 | 38 | 11.4 | $5.8M | +13.5% | #6 of 2,402 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 96 | 39 | 13.6 | $5.1M | +13.5% | #7 of 2,402 |
| 5Johnson County, IN | 94 | 63 | 10.1 | $6.4M | +7.4% | #17 of 2,402 |
| 6Warrick County, IN | 89 | 25 | 9.9 | $6.5M | +4.4% | #51 of 2,402 |
| 7Morgan County, IN | 87 | 40 | 14.1 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #79 of 2,402 |
| 8Clark County, IN | 86 | 75 | 14.6 | $4.1M | +7.5% | #95 of 2,402 |
| 9Putnam County, IN | 85 | 10 | 7.1 | $8.4M | +3.2% | #96 of 2,402 |
| 10Dearborn County, IN | 84 | 24 | 11.8 | $5.2M | +1.7% | #110 of 2,402 |
| 17Whitley County, IN | 76 | 23 | 16.4 | $3.7M | +2.1% | #274 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Whitley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores76
- Grocery stores80
- Convenience stores75
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Whitley County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 grocery and convenience stores in Whitley County. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Whitley County, IN spend on groceries?
About $85.1M a year, or $6,064 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,029 households in Whitley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitley County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Whitley County has 16.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Whitley County would have about 25, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,507 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Whitley County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Whitley County at 35,046 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,029 households. The median household income in Whitley County is $78,083 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Whitley County scores 76 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #274 of 2,402 scored counties.
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